Transforming gender relations - insights from IDRC research

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2019

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International Development Research Centre

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A gender-transformative approach to research requires an understanding of contexts and the intersections between gender and other social identities, such as race, age, and sexual orientation, and other intersectional aspects that impact people’s choices. This paper describes IDRC’s experience supporting gender-transformative research over the last decade and provides lessons for researchers and practitioners. The cases presented here illustrate gender transformative research in action. They examined the root causes and structural barriers that contribute to gender inequalities, in terms of both opportunities and outcomes. Whose knowledge is captured and, in turn, who gets to shape the issue, are critical questions.

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INTERSECTIONALITY, WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT, WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT, GENDER RELATIONS, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, GIRLS, EARLY MARRIAGE, POWER RELATIONS, RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT, CANADA, IDRC, GLOBAL

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/57633

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Decentralization, Women's Rights and Gender Equality / Decentralisation, droits des femmes et l'égalité des sexes
Democratic Governance, Women's Rights and Gender Equality / Gouvernance démocratique, droits des femmes et l'égalité des sexes